Bottle
- Object Name:
- Bottle
- Object ID:
- 1899.001
- Creator:
- New England Glass Works; Hewes, Robert (1751-1830)
- Place of Origin:
- Temple, NH
- Date:
- 1780-1781
- Description:
- Bottle. Light green, blown glass. Flattened ovoid body with tapered shoulders and neck. Many bubbles. Uneven ring rim. Paper label reads: "This bottle was made / at a glass factory in / Temple, N. H. said / to be the first in A / merica. Donated by / Rev. H.F. Hill, Jan. 11, 1899."
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-6.25 W-4.25 D-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- One of only four glass bottles fairly well attributed to the New England Glass Works, Temple, NH, which was in existence 1780-1781.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Howard F. Hill
- Subjects:
- Glass industry, Glass blowing
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